TICKETS FOR WHATABURGER COLLEGE CLASSIC ON SALE FRIDAY

Feb 10, 2010

Tickets for the fifth annual Whataburger College Classic at
Whataburger Field go on sale Friday morning at 9 a.m.

The all-event packages for fans are the best value. Packages for
fans 13-and-older are available for $18, while packages for youth
(ages 4-12) are $9. Daily tickets - good for both games each day -
are $8 for adults and $4 for youth. Children under four are
admitted free.

To purchase ticket packages or daily tickets beginning
Friday, call 361-561-HOOK (4665) x: 1 or stop by the Whataburger
Field Box Office. Daily tickets are available at cchooks.com.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi coach Scott Malone and the
Islanders face each of the three visiting clubs - UCLA, Oklahoma
and Mississippi State - over a three-day period. TAMUCC meets the
Bruins at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 12, the Sooners at 1p.m. the
next day and wraps up competition with a 3 p.m. doubleheader
against the Bulldogs Sunday.

Collegiate Baseball has UCLA 20th and Oklahoma 25th in
its preseason rankings. The Sooners stand 22nd in USA Today's
preseason poll; the Bruins are 23rd by Baseball America.
Combined, the three visiting teams have made 77 NCAA Tournament
appearances and 19 trips to the College World Series. The Sooners
won national championships in 1951 and 1994 and finished 18th
nationally last season.

The first four Whataburger College Classics featured top-ranked
Rice and Arizona and ranked and renowned teams like Arizona State,
TCU, Texas Tech, Notre Dame and South Alabama.

Whataburger Field is open free to the public on Thursday, March
11, for the Baseball America Team Workout Day and Home Run
Derby. TAMUCC practices at 4 p.m., followed by Oklahoma (5),
Mississippi State (6) and UCLA (8). The derby begins at 7, with two
players from each club participating.